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2. Vitamin C - Wikipedia

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   Vitamin C supplements among other dietary supplements at a US drug store. Vitamin C has a definitive role in treating scurvy, which is a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency. Beyond that, a role for vitamin C as prevention or treatment for various diseases is disputed, with reviews often reporting conflicting results.

3. Chemistry of ascorbic acid - Wikipedia

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   The l isomer is the one most often encountered: it occurs naturally in many foods, and is one form ("vitamer") of vitamin C, an essential nutrient for humans and many animals. Deficiency of vitamin C causes scurvy, formerly a major disease of sailors in long sea voyages.

4. Sodium ascorbate - Wikipedia

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   Sodium ascorbate is one of a number of mineral salts of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). The molecular formula of this chemical compound is C 6 H 7 NaO 6. As the sodium salt of ascorbic acid, it is known as a mineral ascorbate. It has not been demonstrated to be more bioavailable than any other form of vitamin C supplement. [2]

5. Dehydroascorbic acid - Wikipedia

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   Dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) is an oxidized form of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). It is actively imported into the endoplasmic reticulum of cells via glucose transporters. [1] It is trapped therein by reduction back to ascorbic acid by glutathione and other thiols. [2]

6. The vitamin con: Do supplements do anything or are we all ...

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   These include DL-alpha tocopheryl acetate, a synthetic form of vitamin E derived as a waste product from the petrochemical industry; a synthetic form of vitamin B1 called thiamine mononitrate ...

7. Vitamin - Wikipedia

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   Vitamin B 12 ; Vitamin C (ascorbic acid and ascorbates) Vitamin D (calciferols) Vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols) Vitamin K (phylloquinones, menaquinones, and menadiones) Some sources include a fourteenth, choline. [6] Vitamins have diverse biochemical functions. Vitamin A acts as a regulator of cell and tissue growth and differentiation.